Posted 3:55 pm Tuesday, February 21, 2012
UPDATE: ETMC Announces More Security Staff
Updated Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 3:54 p.m. CST
East Texas Medical Center Tyler is taking steps to increase its level of on-campus security, including the immediate deployment of more security staff members.
"With recent events, the security department has also evaluated on-campus security associated with cameras and lighting. To that end, we have made improvements to our overall system and will continue to upgrade our security technology," said Art Chance, vice president of operations, ETMC Tyler. "In both incidents that occurred recently, clear video images of the assailant were obtained, which are assisting law enforcement investigations.
"Maintaining a safe environment requires that everyone remain vigilant and on guard," Chance said. "Employees and visitors should be aware of their surroundings at all times and report any suspicious individuals loitering on campus. ETMC security escorts to and from vehicles are available to anyone on request."
Anyone wishing to report a suspicious individual may contact the ETMC security department at 903-531-8800 or call the Tyler Police Department.
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"With recent events, the security department has also evaluated on-campus security associated with cameras and lighting. To that end, we have made improvements to our overall system and will continue to upgrade our security technology," said Art Chance, vice president of operations, ETMC Tyler. "In both incidents that occurred recently, clear video images of the assailant were obtained, which are assisting law enforcement investigations.
"Maintaining a safe environment requires that everyone remain vigilant and on guard," Chance said. "Employees and visitors should be aware of their surroundings at all times and report any suspicious individuals loitering on campus. ETMC security escorts to and from vehicles are available to anyone on request."
Anyone wishing to report a suspicious individual may contact the ETMC security department at 903-531-8800 or call the Tyler Police Department.
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Updated Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 9:58 a.m. CST
A hospital employee told officers that she was exiting the main entrance and had been attacked by a black male suspect with a knife. The suspect stabbed the woman in the arm during a struggle and took her purse. The woman was treated for a non-life threatening cut to her arm at the medical center.
The suspect is described as a thin black male approximately 5'8" tall, weighing approximately 140-150 pounds. The suspect was wearing a black hooded coat, red shirt, dark pants and tennis shoes, and his head appears to be shaved. The suspect fled southbound from the hospital. Officers searched the area. The case is currently under investigation by Tyler Police Department Detectives.
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The suspect is described as a thin black male approximately 5'8" tall, weighing approximately 140-150 pounds. The suspect was wearing a black hooded coat, red shirt, dark pants and tennis shoes, and his head appears to be shaved. The suspect fled southbound from the hospital. Officers searched the area. The case is currently under investigation by Tyler Police Department Detectives.
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By TIM MONZINGO
Staff Writer
Tyler police were investigating a report of a stabbing outside East Texas Medical Center in Tyler late Monday night.
Police received a report that a woman was attacked in front of the main entrance to the hospital about 10:40 p.m.
Authorities were searching the area around the hospital for the assailant, described as a black man wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
Sgt. Adam Tarrant of the Tyler Police Department said it was unknown why the woman was attacked. Tarrant said it also was unknown how many times the woman was stabbed.
The woman was not incapacitated and was being interviewed by police shortly after the attack.
A witness at the scene said he saw a man pacing in front of that entrance earlier in the evening that matched the description of the attacker. The witness did not want to be identified.
Staff Writer
Tyler police were investigating a report of a stabbing outside East Texas Medical Center in Tyler late Monday night.
Police received a report that a woman was attacked in front of the main entrance to the hospital about 10:40 p.m.
Authorities were searching the area around the hospital for the assailant, described as a black man wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
Sgt. Adam Tarrant of the Tyler Police Department said it was unknown why the woman was attacked. Tarrant said it also was unknown how many times the woman was stabbed.
The woman was not incapacitated and was being interviewed by police shortly after the attack.
A witness at the scene said he saw a man pacing in front of that entrance earlier in the evening that matched the description of the attacker. The witness did not want to be identified.
